Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Moretz v. City of Johnson City
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 26, 1979PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALLISON B. HUMPHREYS, Special Justice.
Petitioners brought suit under T.C.A. §§ 6-309, 310, in the nature of a quo war-ranto proceeding, T.C.Á. § 23-2801, et seq., to test the validity of a Johnson City ordinance annexing a contiguous area of land on which petitioners resided. The primary contention, which we shall notice first, is that annexation is not necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of the residents and property owners of the territory and the municipality as a whole, and so is contrary to the authorizing code sections and is void.
The city interposed defenses,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Balsinger v. Town of MadisonvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1968
- Tucker v. SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Morton v. Johnson CityTennessee Supreme Court · 1960
- City of Kingsport v. State Ex Rel. Crown Enterprises, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- McElya v. HillTennessee Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Tipton v. City of KnoxvilleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006
- Harper v. City of MilanCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
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